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Allotment Stuff => The Basics => Topic started by: vicki.m on February 12, 2011, 19:03:53

Title: I think I planted my rhubarb upside down.
Post by: vicki.m on February 12, 2011, 19:03:53: Hello,

I planted some rhubarb crowns towrds the end of last year, november or december.

I noticed walking across the site to my plot today that most of the rhubarb was coming up on other plots so I had a look where I planted mine and there is nothing there.

So I think I might have planted it upside down (not that I think it's growing downwards by the way just not growing at all) as to be honest when I got the crowns I couldn't tell which was the top.

Do you think I should wait and see what happens or dig it up and start again?

Vicki
Title: Re: I think I planted my rhubarb upside down.
Post by: Chrispy on February 12, 2011, 19:30:25: What variety is it? Later variates may not be up yet.
Title: Re: I think I planted my rhubarb upside down.
Post by: Bugloss2009 on February 12, 2011, 19:37:26: I definitely leave it be. Plants have had millions of years to know which direction up is, even if we haven't :D
Title: Re: I think I planted my rhubarb upside down.
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on February 13, 2011, 15:20:54: Leave it. It'll sort itself out, and you'd have a hard time killing it.
Title: Re: I think I planted my rhubarb upside down.
Post by: tonybloke on February 13, 2011, 17:33:14: Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on February 13, 2011, 15:20:54
Leave it. It'll sort itself out, and you'd have a hard time killing it.

ditto from me!
Title: Re: I think I planted my rhubarb upside down.
Post by: vicki.m on February 14, 2011, 10:11:32: Thanks all, for the first person that asked it's "victoria" I don''t actually know anything about the different varieties so just picked that one because it had a good name ;).

I'll leave it be and see what happens

Vicki
Title: Re: I think I planted my rhubarb upside down.
Post by: djbrenton on February 14, 2011, 10:25:12: Most of the rhubarb on other plots is probably more established too.
Title: Re: I think I planted my rhubarb upside down.
Post by: Chrispy on February 14, 2011, 12:19:11: I think victoria is a later one, I don't know the variety of one of mine (came with the plot) but it could well be victoria and it is only starting to show.
Title: Re: I think I planted my rhubarb upside down.
Post by: kaparobi on March 20, 2011, 16:01:15: My husband planted mine upside down last year and as there was not sign of it I presumed it had died and went to dig it up. One plant had indeed died the other was growing downwards and out to try and find its way up. I left it. I had nothing from it last year apart from a few small leaves and once it had died away and turned it over. THis year it seems to be growing nicely in the right direction.

My advice would be to just leave it and see what happens.
Title: Re: I think I planted my rhubarb upside down.
Post by: Strawberrygirl on March 20, 2011, 17:39:25: I think rhubard is pretty hardy stuff, after our failing allotment last year, everything was dug up, but a couple of weeks ago i found a dried up root ball behind the shed with new shoots on it, have planted it and it seems to be doing nicely with lots of new leaves. So if nothing else grows this year, i'll at least have some rhubard! Good luck with yours :)
Title: Re: I think I planted my rhubarb upside down.
Post by: vicki.m on March 20, 2011, 18:57:53: Hello,

I now have one plant showing nicely, no sign of the second one but I only bought two in the first place because it was buy on get one free so I've lost nothing.

Vicki